Essays on John Proctor

What sets apart a tragic hero from other main characters? Aristotle defined the term tragic hero as a protagonist who has habits leading to a mistake, causing their defeat. Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a tragedy that is fiction, yet based off of real…

Proctor 101: How to Not Survive “The Crucible” In the play, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, the characters in the play eventually show their personal flaws. The entire play was designed to force out everyone’s loyalty to each other and their flaws when they are…

John Proctor’s Transformation In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor shifts from a prideful person to an determined man, then transforms to a courageous person. John Proctor is a farmer that lives in Salem. He has an affair with Abigail, the niece of the…

Why Was John Proctor Convicted of Witchcraft? Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is centered around the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Many people in the play are convicted for practicing witchcraft and are thereafter sentenced to hang; one such character is John Proctor. Many of…

Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible was written to show what happens when people fall to mass hysteria, such as the case with witchcraft throughout the entire story. The play’s plot generally revolves around innocent people who are accused of something that they haven’t done, and…